Posts tagged market

Slow, Ever so Slow

After 4 days in a row of pedaling breathing dust, I arrive at Dabola pushing on the pedals helped by the impulse of each cough. Tired, dirty and sweaty, the illusion of a cold drink fades in the darkness

Guinea RepublicNicolás Marino25 March 2016guinea, mali-ville, africa, fulani, fouta djallon, pular, adventure, bicycle touring, bicycle, cycling, west africa, sunday market, market, The lady of Mali

For a Few Crumbs of Gold

Much more than the idyllic images of silhouettes of camel caravans walking at a slow pace along the undulating golden dunes at sunset, the Sahara is for many, the place to come to earn a living. In this vast ocean of sand, the abrasive heat, the harshness of the wind and the cruelty of the sun make it unthinkable that a place to work can be possibly found here.

SudanNicolás Marino5 May 2014delgo, desert, excavation, fever, gold fever, gold, golden, market, mine, miners, mining, nubian, sahara, sudan

The Door to Africa

Between traveling, working, and living, I have spent little over 8 years of my life in Asia. Exploring and discovering this continent had always been my life's dream for

EgyptNicolás Marino20 March 2014adventure, bicycle, cairo, church, coptic cairo, cycling, desert, egypt, egyptians, grandeur, islam, islamic, market, mosque, muslim, nile, people, touring